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What is the origin of Pennsylvania?

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how pennsylvania got its name

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William Penn was the guy who got the right from the king of England to take ownership of as much land as he could travel in one day, for a new colony. He was smart enough to get a team of horses in place so that when his first one got tired he could switch to a rested one that was waiting. He ended up with a big parcel of land. Since sylvan was the Latin phrase for a woodland he named his forest-covered area "Pennsylvania"

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MIne was a better answer.

lots of pensils.
Ask William Penn, I think he has a good idea.
William Penn came from England on the ship "Welcome" in 1682. During that year, another 23 ships brought other Quakers to what would become Pennsylvania.
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